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| Kabra to question Sectt colleague on power crisis | | Abh Aaya Ounth Pahad Ke Neche! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 20: With the Jammu and Kashmir government facing major embarrassment in the wake of power crises in Jammu, a top officer looking after the power department in Civil Secretariat is likely to be questioned soon for allegations of failure on his part.
Sources said Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary Home Department, who has been appointed as the Inquiry Officer would question his counterpart in the power department.
Sources said the government has inputs that the official, who was also a spokesperson for some other assignments, may have been misleading the Raj Bhawan over the issue of power failure in Jammu.
It was reliably learnt that the said official was already under the scanner of the Raj Bhawan and that at a high level meeting he was given “a piece of mind”.
Sources said major consensus in the government is that the said official should be held responsible for the power crises in Jammu.
“See fixing responsibility needs to be top-down approach where the top brass needs to be held accountable. Had he(official) been disciplined in his job, his ... | |
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| Regulating power supply: Meetings a ‘cosmetic’ exercise | | Authorities repeat same promises, same figures | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 20: Following footsteps of the political governments to hold meetings after meetings to hoodwink the gullible masses the incumbent dispensation is also convening one after another meeting to give a message that ‘all is well’ in the administration. But system appears to be totally collapsed on the ground due to prevailing mess and anarchy.
Interestingly same figures are repeated in one after another meeting because officers are feed up with back-to-back meetings by the higher-ups.
On Saturday during a meeting, Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal was informed that under CSS Rs. 1576.96 crores has been sanctioned for rural sy... | |
| | | | International Yoga Day : PM to address event with ‘Yoga For Wellness’ as theme | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, June 20: The main theme of International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2021 is 'Yoga For Wellness' that focuses on practising Yoga for physical and mental well-being, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (June 20). "Tomorrow, 21st June, we will mark the 7th Yoga Day. The theme this year is 'Yoga For Wellness', which focuses on practising Yoga for physical and mental well-being. At around 6:30 AM tomorrow will be addressing the Yoga Day programme," PM Narendra Modi tweeted. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lead event of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2021 will be a televised programme and is scheduled to start at 6.30 AM on all Doordarshan channels.
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| | | | COVID: Weekend curfew lifted from Jammu, 7 other districts | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 20: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday lifted weekend curfew from eight of the 20 districts in the Union Territory in view of significant decline in the number of fresh Coronavirus positive cases.
However, the night curfew would continue to remain in force in these districts.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioners have been authorized to open paid and unpaid parks for the use of the public across the Union Territory after local assessment of the conditions, subject to COVID-appropriate measures.
Meanwhile, markets and roads on Sunday wore a deserted look as restrictions on movement of people and traffic continued since Friday due to weekend ... | |
| | | | World Refugee Day: 3-years after central rule in J&K, woes of refugees unresolved | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 20: The whole world is celebrating World Refugee Day on June 20 to highlight and solve issues of refugees but in J&K displaced people feel cheated and betrayed by those at the helm of the affairs.
A handout issued by former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on June 15 is a glaring example that J&K the administration is harassing refugees in the name of state subject.
After the abrogation of Article 370, there is no importance of state subject but authorities are directing refugees to produce state subject for getting benefits of welfare scheme.
When articles 370 and 35-A were removed, it was promised that all refugees, especial... | |
| | | | Section 133-H of J&K Land Act unconstitutional, discriminatory: Harsh Dev | | ‘Depriving Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs to buy or sell agri land violation of fundamental rights’ | |  KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 20: Panthers Party chairman and former minister, Harsh Dev Singh has termed the section 133-H of J&K Land Revenue Act as unconstitutional and discriminatory to Mahajan, Khatri and Sikh communities which debars members of these communities from buying or selling agricultural land in J&K.
Pointing out flaws in the J&K Land Revenue Act, Harsh Dev Singh said that if presently Mahajan, Khatri and Sikh communities have been barred from purchasing ... | |
| | | | Mishriwala-Tokrian Road wears off in 3 months | | Concerned department used substandard material, allege locals | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 20: “We waited eagerly for a long time to see this road get macadamized, but sub-standard material used by the concerned department has disappointed us,” said the residents, Pandorian.
After a long wait the Mishriwala to Tokrian road was blacktopped, the work was completed in the beginning of this year, but within three months, the road constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 130 lakhs has worn off. The story does not end here. The road was repaired again but... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 14 deaths, 585 new cases | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 20: The Government on Sunday informed that 585 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 123 from Jammu division and 462 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 311794. Also 14 COVID-19 deaths have been reported, 07 from Jammu Division and 07 from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 1354 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 431 from Jammu Division and 923 from Kashmir Division.
Besides this, 78.96 percent of population above the age of 45 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir.
Also, no new confirmed cas... | |
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